All boxersChristy Martin
“The Coal Miner's Daughter”
Boxing49-7-3RECORD
32WINS BY KO / TKO
17WINS BY DECISION
59PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Christy Renea Salters |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Coal Miner's Daughter |
| Date of birth | 12 Jun 1968 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Mullens, West Virginia, US |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Super middleweight, Middleweight, Light middleweight |
| Trainers | Charlie Sensabaugh |
| Height | 164 cm (5′5″) |
| Reach | 163 cm (64″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1989–2012 |
| Status | Retired |
| Pro debut | 9 Sep 1989 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Mia St. John, 14 Aug 2012 |
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Titles and honours
- WBC female super welterweight champion (2009)
Background
American boxer from West Virginia who helped popularise women's professional boxing in the 1990s. She was the first female boxer inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame (2016) and was later elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Fight history
59 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Mia St. John | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 14 Aug 2012 | Friant, California, US | ||
| Loss | Dakota Stone | TKO | 6 | 4 Jun 2011 | Los Angeles, California, US | ||
| Win | Dakota Stone | Decision (majority) | 10 | 9 Sep 2009 | Syracuse, New York, US | Won vacant WBC female super welterweight title | |
| Win | Cimberly Harris | Decision (split) | 6 | 1 Aug 2009 | Huntington, West Virginia, US | ||
| Draw | Valerie Mahfood | Decision (majority) | 8 | 18 Jul 2008 | Houston, Texas, US | For vacant WBC–NABF female middleweight title | |
| Win | Amy Yuratovac | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 2 Jun 2007 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, US | ||
| Loss | Angelica Martinez | Decision (split) | 10 | 6 Oct 2006 | Worley, Idaho, US | ||
| Loss | Holly Holm | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 16 Sep 2005 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US | ||
| Win | Lana Alexander | KO | 2 | 30 Apr 2005 | Lula, Mississippi, US | ||
| Loss | Laila Ali | KO | 4 | 23 Aug 2003 | Biloxi, Mississippi, US | For IBA female super middleweight title | |
| Win | Mia St. John | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 6 Dec 2002 | Pontiac, Michigan, US | ||
| Win | Lisa Holewyne | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 17 Nov 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Kathy Collins | Decision (majority) | 10 | 12 May 2001 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Jeanne Martinez | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 3 Mar 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Sabrina Hall | KO | 1 | 2 Dec 2000 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Dianna Lewis | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 12 Aug 2000 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Belinda Laracuente | Decision (majority) | 8 | 3 Mar 2000 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Daniella Somers | TKO | 5 | 2 Oct 1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Jovette Jackson | TKO | 1 | 24 Apr 1999 | Washington, D.C., US | ||
| Loss | Sumya Anani | Decision (majority) | 10 | 18 Dec 1998 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Christine Robinson | TKO | 5 | 19 Sep 1998 | Atlanta, Georgia, US | ||
| Win | Cheryl Nance | TKO | 9 | 29 Aug 1998 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Marcela Acuña | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 5 Dec 1997 | Pompano Beach, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Isra Girgrah | Decision (unanimous) | 8 | 23 Aug 1997 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Andrea DeShong | TKO | 7 | 28 Jun 1997 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Bethany Payne | TKO | 1 | 9 Nov 1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Melinda Robinson | KO | 4 | 7 Sep 1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Deirdre Gogarty | Decision (unanimous) | 6 | 16 Mar 1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Del Pettis | TKO | 1 | 24 Feb 1996 | Richmond, Virginia, US | ||
| Win | Sue Chase | TKO | 3 | 10 Feb 1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Melinda Robinson | Decision (unanimous) | 6 | 13 Jan 1996 | Miami, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Erica Schmidlin | TKO | 1 | 16 Dec 1995 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Win | Angela Buchanan | TKO | 2 | 12 Aug 1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Beverly Szymanski | KO | 4 | 1 Apr 1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Chris Kreuz | TKO | 4 | 12 Sep 1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Draw | Laura Serrano | Decision (unanimous) | 6 | 7 May 1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Sonja Donlevy | TKO | 1 | 4 Mar 1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Susie Melton | TKO | 1 | 29 Jan 1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Beverly Szymanski | KO | 3 | 15 Oct 1993 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, US | ||
| Win | Rebecca Kirkland | TKO | 1 | 27 Aug 1993 | Punta Gorda, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Deborah Cruickshank | KO | 1 | 28 May 1993 | Punta Gorda, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Susie Hughes | TKO | 1 | 29 Jan 1993 | Columbia, South Carolina, US | ||
| Win | Angela Buchanan | TKO | 1 | 14 Nov 1992 | Greenville, South Carolina, US | ||
| Win | Tracy Gordon | TKO | 1 | 5 Sep 1992 | Daytona Beach, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Stacey Prestage | Decision (unanimous) | 8 | 30 May 1992 | Daytona Beach, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Jackie Thomas | TKO | 3 | 25 Jan 1992 | Daytona Beach, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Rose Noble | TKO | 1 | 11 Jan 1992 | Grundy, Virginia, US | ||
| Win | Shannon Davenport | TKO | 2 | 10 Sep 1991 | Princeton, West Virginia, US | ||
| Win | Rhonda Hefflin | KO | 1 | 25 May 1991 | Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Pat Watts | TKO | 1 | 16 Mar 1991 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Suzanne Riccio | Decision (points) | 5 | 25 Feb 1991 | Bristol, Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Jamie Whitcomb | TKO | 2 | 12 Jan 1991 | Bristol, Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Lisa Holpp | TKO | 1 | 27 Oct 1990 | Bristol, Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Jamie Whitcomb | Decision (points) | 6 | 22 Sep 1990 | Johnson City, Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Andrea DeShong | Decision (points) | 5 | 21 Apr 1990 | Bristol, Tennessee, US | ||
| Loss | Andrea DeShong | Decision (majority) | 5 | 4 Nov 1989 | Bristol, Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Tammy Jones | TKO | 1 | 21 Oct 1989 | Bristol, Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Angela Buchanan | KO | 2 | 30 Sep 1989 | Durham, North Carolina, US | ||
| Draw | Angela Buchanan | Decision (points) | 5 | 9 Sep 1989 | Bristol, Tennessee, US | Pro debut |
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